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粟(ぞく)

ぞくzoku

Rare or specialisedNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. noun

    millet; grain

    obsolete term

    See also: 粟(ぞく)

  2. stipend in rice

    archaic

  3. 10,000th of a shaku

    See also: 尺(さし)

Sentences containing this word 5

多(た)額(がく)の寄(き)付(ふ)があったものの、滄(そう)海(かい)の一(いち)粟(ぞく)に過(す)ぎず、解(かい)決(けつ)には程(ほど)遠(とお)い状(じょう)況(きょう)です。

  • Despite receiving large donations, they are but a drop in the ocean, and the situation is still far from being resolved.

その政(せい)治(じ)家(か)は平(へい)然(ぜん)と賄(わい)賂(ろ)を受(う)け取(と)り、全(すべ)ての契(けい)約(やく)の5%が濡(ぬ)れ手(て)に粟(あわ)で彼(かれ)の懐(ふところ)に入(はい)った。

  • The politician had sticky fingers, and 5% of every contract ended in his pocket.

ボランティア活(かつ)動(どう)は滄(そう)海(かい)の一(いち)粟(ぞく)かもしれませんが、心(こころ)を込(こ)めて続(つづ)けることが大(たい)切(せつ)だと考(かんが)えます。

  • Volunteer work may be but a drop in the ocean, but I believe it is important to continue doing it with all one's heart.

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